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My Grandma is new to gardening, here's what we're doing.

 
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We're changing jobs on the homestead because Grandma has been Diagnosed with Hashimoto's Disease, and needs more variety of vegetables, and I've been diagnosed with Disassociative Identity Disorder and the weekly intensive therapy wears me out. I'm only functional sporadically. I'm taking care of the Forage Forest only now, and she's doing the gardening. She's new to gardening, but I went to school for horticulture and will be helping out with knowledge and some assistance with planting.

We have 12 raised beds that are 3 ft wide circles and a single 200 sq ft Ruth Stout Bed.

I chose the following vegetables for her based on her diet, with only the beans being questionable.

Chinese Sweet Basil
Dark Purple Opal Basil
Lettuce Leaf Basil
Black Coat Runner Bean
Free Seed Variety 1
Ruby Queen Beet
50-Day Choy Sum
Yellow Heart Winter Choy
Chijimisai
Blue Borage
Yod Fah Chinese Broccoli
Free Seed Variety 2
Red Rubine Brussels Sprout
Nero Di Toscana Cabbage
Kyoto Red Carrot
New Kuroda Carrot
D'Elne Celery
Slo-Bolt Cilantro
China Jade Cucumber
Italiko Rosso Dandelion
Elephant Dill
Green Lemon Balm
Tigger Melon
Marvelous Mix Mint
Japanese Pink Mizuna
Komatsuna Spinach Mustard "Old Tokyo"
Heavy Hitter Okra
Mitsuba or Japanese Parsley
Easter Basket Mix Radish
Bloomsdale Long Standing Spinach
Zucchini Golden Squash
Five Color Silverbeet Swiss Chard
Beni Kodama Watermelon

saved seed landrace squash

There are 12 greens, 2 melons, 2 squash, 5 root veg, 8 herbs (3 of which are for tea). and misc. The free seeds from Baker Creek are a mystery.
 
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